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[–] -2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (15 children)

Or do you have a genuine reason that makes them advantageous?

I have an SUV because:

  • my mother in law has mobility issues and struggles to get in/out of a saloon.
  • my wife has neck issues and the higher driving position is better for her
  • I like it (ok, that could make me an arsehole)

Truth is that mine (BMW X1) is at most 5cm bigger in any dimension, if at all, than the car on which it is based (Mini Cooper). The extra size is an optical illusion.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Well then just block all roads and murder people while you are at it. A ok.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    That's similar to why I hav an SUV. My dad has mobility issues and has a scooter to help him get around. The SUV is higher off the ground making it easier to get in and out while the larger cargo space can hold the scooter and anything else (groceries, luggage, etc).

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  • [+] -14 points 3 years ago* (10 children)

    Also - the mass and form of an SUV makes them a good option in terms of safety. Smaller vehicles get crunched like pop cans, and trucks get sandwiched by their own bed if you hit a solid object.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 years ago (7 children)

    Making yourself safer by making everyone else less safe still seems like an asshole move to me?

    Bumper height should have been regulated on city roads, then we wouldn't have gotten this escalation. Work truck, sure. If you need one, you need one. But people who drive a massive gas guzzler to park it at the office and go up the elevator to work?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (3 children)

    Yeah time to buy a rifle and shoot you in the head because it makes everyone that is not an asshole and you safer...ever considered that?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    "I do not care if it makes other less safe"

    So after you have stated that you are literally an anti social sociopath you ask how permanently removing you from societly would be good for everyone else. Ok. I put this as blunt as possible so it is easy to understand, but obviously you need coloured pictures and a helper?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago*

    Not sure that makes any difference really. As I said, the actually difference between my (admittedly mini) SUV and its corresponding saloon/hatchback is a few cm at most. Also, they all meet the same safety standards.

    The difference between a proper car (BMW, Renault, etc) and a crap one (Dacia, Hyundai, etc) will make more difference than whether it is an SUV or a saloon. In either case, if the car was is newer than ~2000 it will be infinitely safer than what our parents shoved us into anyway.

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